My Grandbabies, Life, etc...

Well... I certainly waited WAY TOO long to post. I initially was waiting until I had some news regarding the job situation I last posted about. I was going to post when things started to come together, but then I thought I'd wait until our grandson was born, and then Tim's new job and our subsequent move... I'll try to quickly (yeah, right) update everything. First off, our son Philip did arrive--in April. Things didn't work out with that young woman he was so 'head-over-heals' in love with--thankfully! I'll get back to him in a bit...

Kathryn's husband, David was baptized on April 12th, in Tucson!!! We are so thrilled for him and sure wish we could have been there in person and not just in spirit.

Now on to the newest addition to our family! Elizabeth's baby was born on May 21, 2008. I went down to Virginia for the blessed event and waited and waited and then had to return home--minus the arrival. (sigh) I was very disappointed! I should have know he'd come late. Meredith was late and arrived on my last night in VA when she was born 2 yrs. ago! I wanted to delay my return home this time since I was driving, but Tim had other plans... involving his new job. Anyway, Xavier Jones Kohl (gotta love that name--it takes getting used to! LOL) is healthy and quite a little chunk! I didn't get to even meet my grandson until he was about 6 weeks old! Richard & Charlie went with me to Virginia on July 5th to meet the little bundle of joy. The boys are still there and will be returning in 2 days! They stayed to help Elizabeth and Spencer on the farm. It's been good for them. The real bonus is, Elizabeth is bringing them back and will have Meredith and Xavier with her!!! Tim hasn't met his grandson yet. It will be nice to have them to ourselves--minus Spencer's family (which was visiting while we were there too--for Xavier's blessing at church). No offense meant, Gary & Marianne!!! It was great to see them! I just want to be selfish and have my grandbabies and my daughter to myself--well sort of--I do have to share with Tim and the boys.

Now, we did move. The mortuary in Cambridge is still up for sale--I don't know if the person interested in buying it, will or not, but we couldn't stay. Tim found a wonderful opportunity just 2 hours north in a town called Willoughby--which is 2 1/2 miles from Kirtland (which will only mean something to my LDS family/friends). We've been here since the end of June. Our house in Cambridge is up for sell, which could take quite some time... so this job was perfect--they have a house we are able to live in--for free! How great is that?! The only utilities we currently have to pay our for our own personal phone line, internet (DSL) and cable TV. This is a real blessing and relief to us since we'll still have to pay for our house and keep the utilities on (but they're minimal at this point). There's not way we could afford 2 house payments or house & rent pymnts. Tim has a short commute--across the parking lot! This is a nice 4 bdrm home and it came with a pool table in the basement, so the boys are thrilled.

Now, back to Philip... he was going to stay in Cambridge when we planned our move here, and he did--but now, less than 3 weeks after we moved in, he's going to join us--temporarily--not 'living' with us, but a guest while he finds a job and a place to live. He needs to be on his own, but he needs a little help getting to that point. I also think there are better opportunities here as well as more people his age at church, so all around, I think it's a good thing.

Since our house if free, I can't really complain, but the toughest part (aside from the fact there is no central a/c--just my 3 window units I brought and several fans), is the fact there is only one FULL bathroom! The downstairs one doesn't have a tub or shower. So it takes some scheduling! It will REALLY take some scheduling and juggling when Elizabeth is here for a few days! Yikes!

Now if we could just get Kathryn and her little family here, we'd all be together--that would be fun! I'd LOVE to see them, especially Cadence since I've not seen her for over 18 months, maybe for Christmas!

I'm including a few pics--first of Cadence, then Meredith, Xavier, and one (for now) of our house. Cadence wants to be a ballerina! The little yellow outfit Xavier in, was worn by all my boys! You can't see it since he's so chubby, but there is a little yellow bowtie. I'll be putting other pics of the house up later. This is enough for now!!!